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#1
Guest_Jaan_*

Posted 08 February 2008 - 07:57 AM

Guests

hey ppl.. i have this script..:

<?php
function list_files($dir){
if(is_dir($dir)){
if($handle = opendir($dir)){
while(($file = readdir($handle)) !== false){
if($file != "." && $file != ".." && $file != "Thumbs.db"){
echo '<a target="_blank" href="'.$dir.$file.'">'.$file.'</a><br>'."\n";
}
}
closedir($handle);
}
}
}
$path = $_SERVER["APPL_PHYSICAL_PATH"];
list_files("".$path."/");
?>

and it displays my files in my account's folder.. (i mean that main folder.. public_html for example)

but it displays in alphabetic order but i want it to be.. folders first.. and then files :/

maybe someone knows how to do it.. :/

#2
John

Posted 08 February 2008 - 01:36 PM

Writes binary right handed and hex left handed

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Rather than echoing the data in the for loop, create two arrays, one to hold folder names, and the other to hold file names. After the loop, you can then print the folders array then files array...

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#3
Guest_Jaan_*

Posted 08 February 2008 - 01:38 PM

Guests

oh good idea..
but.. how.. :S

#4
Lop

Posted 08 February 2008 - 04:14 PM

Speaks fluent binary

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Use the scandir function:

$files2 = scandir($dir, 1);

Which puts the DIRs first. Also, why do you not indent your code? It is hard to read because all of your code is on one line.

PHP: scandir - Manual

#5
Guest_Jaan_*

Posted 08 February 2008 - 05:19 PM

Guests

oh thanks :D
well.. i don't know.. i have written like this since the beginning :) so.. ;D

#6
Guest_Jordan_*

Posted 09 February 2008 - 08:56 AM

Guests

Remember that scandir is only a part of PHP 5 and later so if you plan on using this for PHP 4 users it won't work. Here is one that works in PHP 4+5 and creates a two dimensional array for dirs and files:


<?php
    /*
        getDirTree(string $dir [, bool $showfiles]);
        $dir of the folder you want to list, be sure to have an ending /
        $showfiles set to 'false' if files shouldnt be listed in the output array
    */
    function getDirTree($dir,$p=true) {
        $d = dir($dir);$x=array();
        while (false !== ($r = $d->read())) {
            if($r!="."&&$r!=".."&&(($p==false&&is_dir($dir.$r))||$p==true)) {
                $x[$r] = (is_dir($dir.$r)?array():(is_file($dir.$r)?true:false));
            }
        }
        foreach ($x as $key => $value) {
            if (is_dir($dir.$key."/")) {
                $x[$key] = getDirTree($dir.$key."/",$p);
            }
        }
        ksort($x);
        return $x;
    }
?>

Example Output:
Array
(
    [folder1] => Array
        (
            [subfolder1] => Array()
            [subfolder2] => Array()
            [text.txt] => 1
        )

    [folder2] => Array()
    [folder3] => Array
        (
            [text.txt] => 1
        )

)

Taken from user comments at PHP: dir - Manual
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